Cape Town City Centre: Compliance Manager

EDUCATION,SKILLS,EXPERIENCE Minimum requirements: NQF Level 7 degree in an Accounting, Audit, Risk,Forensics, Legal or other related qualification Computer literacyIntermediate MS Package Suite Drivers License Registration with the Compliance Institute of South Africa or related regulatory body 5 years experience managing compliance risk in a public sector environment or similar institution, with 3 years experience in managing people or in supervisory role. Working experience of the PFMA, as well as public sector procurement regulations. Working experience of Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and Promotion to Accessof Information Act (PAIA) and related legislation as well as market conduct risk. Working experience of Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS Act), Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) and related legislation. Working experience of AML and Combatting Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regulations and the ability to apply them effectively. Stakeholder management experience Report writing experience Preferred NQF Level 8 LLM Admitted Attorney/Advocate Computer literacyAdvanced MS Package Suite 8 years experience in similar role Working knowledge of the NSFAS Act Skills & Competencies Analytical thinking Critical thinking skills Verbal and written communication skills Interpersonal skills Judgement skills Decision-making skills Networking skills Integrity Leadership skills Commercial acumen Self-driven Sense of urgency in deliverables KEYPERFOMANCE AREAS: Policy, Systems & Procedure Implementation Develops compliance related policies and implement their interpretations, procedures, and processes. Support and advise the organisation on the establishment, implementation and monitoring of compliance risks Communicates the organisations compliance standards, policies, and regulations. Core Strategic/Operations Objectives Implementation Understands the legislative mandate of NSFAS Contributes to the compliance culture and conducts compliance awareness within NSFAS Adheres to a risk based approach in compliance risk management with experience in developing and implementing compliance frameworks, policies, etc. Conducts risk identification, categorization, assessment, management, monitoring and reporting Completes and maintains Compliance Risk Management Plans (CRMPs) Keeps abreast and monitors development in legislation and emerging legislation, conducts gap analysis in respect thereof and advises business timely of possible changes to ensure business readiness Ensures that appropriate corrective actions are taken to remediate compliance related findings Conducts compliance monitoring, investigations and remediations of non- compliant actions Manages the administration of confidential reporting systems or helplines for employees, customers, contractors and other stakeholders to disclose violations of the organisations compliance standards, laws and policies without fear of prejudice Supports the development and implementation of the NSFAS compliance programme Updates and maintain corporate compliance related policies to ensure they are properly communicated and respected Coordinates the development and continuous improvement for management through governance processes, policies, systems, and key compliance controls Oversees the conflict of interest registry and third-party vetting processes Monitors compliance with key controls of the compliance program regarding maintaining of key metrics, and monitoring compliance with procedures and processes Supports AML and CFT risk assessment activities and ongoing risk reviews Coordinates and roll-out compliance change management strategies and communications initiative Coordinates the development, implementation and tracking of compliance training initiatives, including anti-corruption, market conduct and fair competition training Support with the planning and conducting of internal investigations Support activities that mitigate third party risk, including reviewing and updating the third-party due diligence policy and process Conducting due diligence reviews on third parties and monitoring and reporting due diligence activities Conduct project-specific integrity reviews and provide risk-based recommendations/advice to the business on project risk Review, edit and lead the creation of high quality technical and professional deliverables, program documents and reports Ensures the implementation, monitoring and updating of POPIA plans and procedures as well as the PAIA manual Provides compliance related advice (risks, controls, early detection) Conducts periodic reviews of the CRMP to ensure relevance and alignment with evolving legislation and organisational priorities Maintain an up-to-date compliance risk register that aligns with the originations risk register People Management & Ethical Leadership Manages and participation in the recruitment and selection of unit vacancies in line with EE targets. Delegates tasks to subordinates for implementation. Manages the subunit to achieve agreed programmes. Directs, inspires, coaches and mentor subordinates to deliver quality programmes in line with NSFAS Values. Stakeholder Engagement & Relationships Builds and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to identify, manage and report on compliance risks Collaborates with external stakeholders to enable compliance programmes Manages the service level agreement between the organisation and external providers, where applicable Project Management & Leadership Manages multiple tasks and priorities without compromising on quality of work Oversight of projects to address identified compliance needs Analyses and interprets project reports on completion of the project to evaluate return on investment and to inform decision making in future Budget Optimisation Manages expenditure in line with budget for all compliance related projects Monitors spend aligned to approved budget Compliance Monitoring & Evaluation Manages the compliance plan and the processes that support the implementation of key risk controls and established compliance risk mitigation processes Conducts monitoring reviews in line with the compliance monitoring plan Identifies risks and mitigate them in line with the compliance risk register Information & Knowledge Management Provides training and guidance to staff on all ranges of compliance issues. Collaborates with line manager and ICT to build systems that enable the management of dataobtained from different sources Collaborate with stakeholders to use their experience, education and understanding to obtain knowledge from this information Reporting & Accountability Prepare and submit regular relevant, forward-thinking compliance reports and compliance monitoring review reports (awareness and monitoring) to senior management for purposes of reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee and relevant oversight bodies. Develops and maintains compliance risk registers and drives management to act on risks identified Monitor implementation of audit and compliance findings and corrective action plans. Track compliance KPIs and maintain dashboards for reporting purposes.